Challenges Quote by Emile Smith Rowe

After the leg break it was a very tough time. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't sometimes thought about stopping playing football.

— Luke Shaw

I had a really hard time for about a year and a half after football.

— Morten Andersen

Everything I've done after football requires so much less focus, less work, less stress, it's kind of like a weight has been lifted off…

— Howie Long

After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted…

— Joe Namath

It was especially tough following my shoulder injury. I was able to play again after three months out, but it wasn't the same Boateng.…

— Jerome Boateng

I was a football player. I liked it a lot...unfortunately that's where I first wrecked my knees. Playing high school football, getting cut across…

— Mark Mendoza

All the pain I had, it was not worth it. My ankle created so many problems, it affected my day-to-day living. But at that…

— Marco van Basten

I am into coaching and punditry, but I do miss being able to run around and kick a football which I can't do because…

— Wayne Bridge

Every football player has their own journey and unfortunately my injuries were out of my hands. There wasn't much I could have done about…

— Danny Ings

Unfortunately, my football career wasn't very long. The reason I finished playing was because I fractured both ankles in a matter of months.

— Bradley Walsh

It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.

— Michael Sam

Last year, the surgery was a tough decision, but I had to make a decision based on my career. It was a decision to…

— Brian Jordan